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August 2006 Archives

Who is Chinabounder Aug 31, 2006
From today, a new name appeared in my search engine referrer log: ChinaBounder. This seems to be a hot term on the Internet today. I didn't take close look at what the blog is about. Very briefly, I know this...
7 Tips to Travel to China This Quarter Aug 30, 2006
Tip #1: Avoid Travel from Oct 1 to Oct 7. Tip #2: Visiting Shanghai? Strongly Suggest to Visit Beijing Tip #3: Take Taxi! Tip #4: Places to See? Tip #5: Learn Some Chinese Tip #6: Bring the Right Power Adapter Tip #7: Relax and Enjoy the Difference Bonus Tip #8: There is no Direct Flight from Taipei to Shanghai
Why I Keep Losing Stuff Aug 29, 2006
I kept losing stuff. It is wired. One week ago, I even lost a shoe. I got onto the back seat of my car. Wendy drove the car to Xujiahui. When I left the car, I just couldn't find one...
More Pictures from Qingdao Aug 28, 2006
A picture is better than a thousand words. Here are more pictures from Qingdao....
Rujia Qingdao, Fuzhou Road Aug 25, 2006
These are pictures of Rujia (Home Inn), the cheap business hotel chain in Qingao. The pictures are the Fuzhou Road hotel in Qingdao. Rujia is one of the best cheap hotel inns in China. It provide free wireless network and...
Qingdao (Tsingtao) Pictures Aug 23, 2006
Want to take a look at what Qingdao looks like? Here are plenty of pictures. I love Qingdao and have been there twice. I didn't really remember what we did in Qingdao for the first time, but Qingdao gave me...
Reading/Writing Chinese in Windows XP Aug 21, 2006
This an FAQ: How to read and write Chinese (Simplified or Traditional Chinese) in English Windows XP. Many people thought people can do it only in Chinese Windows XP/2000. It is wrong. Since I reinstalled my English Windows XP, let...
Put Google Search into Inside My Site Aug 20, 2006
Google is innovaite. They allow my to put Google result inside my own page. This feature was released early August, so I can take advantage of this offer. Let me write down the parameters of this configuration. Please note: This...
Roof of the Grand Gateway and More Aug 20, 2006
Look at this roof - it is taken inside the Grand Gate Way. Above is the view from outside - from Satellite. Xiang Yang Market Drove by Xiang Yang Market. This is how it looks like - the building...
Three Meetups in a Day Aug 20, 2006
Chen Yun In the morning, went to Xujiahui and met Chenyun. His IT Union has been running for a long time. We met each other in early 1998, when I was still in SJTU, and was involved in the start...
Free MagiNet Hotspot in Marriott Aug 19, 2006
Location: Starbucks inside JW Marriott (Tomorrow Square), Shanghai Network name: MagiNet@JWMarriottSH It is very fast - much faster than my slow FTTB+LANat home. How to Get There JW Marriott is the tallest building (the taller one besides it has not...
I Want to Go to India Aug 18, 2006
I am seriously interested in India now. I have never been there, and I hope I have a chance to visit the wonderful country of India. India and China share a lot of things in common, like rich history, huge...
Real Ice in Shanghai Metro Aug 17, 2006
Shanghai is hot recently (good news is, it will cool down very soon). Thanks to the good air-con in both metro stations and metro carts, it is very good experience as long as you stay inside the Metro System, but...
Dong Fang Ji Bai from KFC Aug 16, 2006
KFC is more successful in China than McDonald's. In my oppinion, it is because KFC is doing a much better job in localization. KFC's Local Brand: Dong Fang Ji Bai 东方既白 KFC's parent company - Yum Group's Asia headquarter is...
Going to Movie (Cinema) in Shanghai Aug 15, 2006
An (almost) complete cinema list in Shanghai, including Super Cinema World, Golden Cinema-Friendship, Golden Cinema-Haixing, Studio City, Shanghai Film Arts Centre, UME International Cineplex, Grand Cinema, Heng Shan Cinema, International Cinema, Paradise Warner Cinema City, Nextage Film Art Center, Peace Cinema, Stellar Cinema City and Cathay Theatre.
MSN Search Unavailable Aug 15, 2006
MSN Search Unavailable From a technical person's point of view, for serve farms like MSN Search, even to put one this temporarily unavailable page is a big challenge - how many servers need to be configured to serve this...
Wangjianshuo's Blog on Travel Times Aug 14, 2006
Wangjianshuo's Blog appeared on Shanghai Travel Times, the travel weekly in Shanghai.
Coins are Popular in Shanghai Aug 14, 2006
This article explains the usage of coins in Shanghai, and explains why it is more popular than other cites.
Shanghai Airport City Terminal Aug 13, 2006
pass-by asked about the Shanghai Airport City Terminal. Your guess about what the terminal is "supposed" to use is right, but it does not works that way. The Terminal Besides Hongqiao and Pudong airport, the Shanghai Airport Authority built an...
Suzhou Airport Aug 13, 2006
Suzhou Airport? When people ask me about Suzhou airport, my first impression was, does Suzhou has an airport? Yangtze-Delta area has too Many Airports This is a fact that you may not know. The Yangtze-Delta has one of the highest...
Online Map in Shanghai (and China) Aug 12, 2006
Here is a list of Shanghai Online Maps. Google Maps (Global Sattelite Image) There is only image, with no road and map information. It is very useful if you know an area well, and want to see the details (buildings,...
Maglev Catches Fire Aug 11, 2006
The headline picture of Sina.com.cn caught my attention at 21:50, when I reviewed today's news in my living room. (This is maybe one of the 3 times I checked Sina this month, instead of daily one year ago). The news...
Museums in Shanghai Aug 10, 2006
Let me introduce my favorite museums in Shanghai. The Shanghai Art Museum My favorite museum in Shanghai is the Shanghai Art Museum. The photo was originally published under Starbucks in A Day. Location: North Huangpi Road, and West Nanjing Road...
I Don't Know about China Visa Aug 9, 2006
I received many questions about "How can I get China Visa from India", or "My visa in China expires next month...". I am sorry but I have no idea about Chinese Visa. Obviously, I don't need to have one, and...
Shanghai Public Transportation Card Aug 8, 2006
Public Transportation Card has become an essential part of people's life in Shanghai. The Card The Public Transportation Card is a credit-card-size plastic card with IC embedded in it. The card has mat surface, and is a little bit thicker...
Shanghai Buses Aug 7, 2006
The best way to get around in Shanghai is taxi and Metro. Taxi works best if you are not that cost senstive, since taxi is cheap compared to U.S. and Europe. 11 RMB (1.3 USD) - 20 RMB can get...
The World is Not Created by Genius Aug 6, 2006
Lao Hua has an interesting blog about a game he facilitates. The game is like this: Gather a group of people (the more, the better) Ask each person to write down a number between 0 - 100 Calculate the average...
Expressways of Shanghai Aug 6, 2006
Following the Middle Ring article I wrote today, let me talk a little bit about the expressways in Shanghai. Expressways in Shangha, hand drawn by Jian Shuo Wang Shanghai has a network of expressways. They are still building it, but...
Middle Ring of Shanghai Aug 5, 2006
Went to Jeff's birthday party today. The air-con of my car (goudaner) stopped functioning, so we went to the FIAT 4S store, and had it fixed. After that, we went to the middle ring of Shanghai. It is the first...
Sony GPS-CS1 Aug 4, 2006
Sony just announced the release of Sony GPS-CS1. Image in courtesy of Sony.com I want to be the first in Shanghai to get it. :-) Hope in the future, I have GPS information with all my pictures. ch_client = "jianshuo";ch_width...
Top 3 Issues of Shanghai Tourism Aug 3, 2006
Reporter and Editor of Travel Times Miss Chen Zhen chatted with me about the tourism service of Shanghai. The newspaper is part of the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administrative Commission, the government organization in charge of tourism of Shanghai. She asked:...
East Hotel Shanghai Aug 2, 2006
East Hotel (东方宾馆) is one of the many splendid hotels in the history of Shanghai but fade out to be a small potato in the hotel industry. It is just at the People's Square - Xizang Road, and Guanxi Road....
Top Commentor of July 2006 Aug 1, 2006
Congratulations for the following readers to get the Top Commenter Award for July 2006! Shrek7 33 Jie Lun 27 carsten 17 Top 10 Jerry 13 Bellevue 12 stephen 11 andreas 10 solopolo 8 Dave G. 8 SSC 7 jqian 7...